Imtiyaz Khan

Executive Producer /Production Lead / Line Prodcuer

India

About

Accomplished Executive Producer with extensive experience at Nutshell Productions, delivering 300+ ad campaigns, branded content projects, and feature films across global markets. Managed productions ranging from AUD 1.5M–13.5M, with expertise in international shoots, budgeting, negotiations, and end-to-end execution. Collaborated with top agencies including Lowe Lintas, FCB Ulka, and Dentsu India, and worked with acclaimed filmmakers Mira Nair, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Zoya Akhtar and many more. Seeking overseas opportunities to contribute global production expertise and creative leadership to the international film and advertising industry.

Experience

  • Executive Producer / Line Producer at Freelance / Independent — Advertising & Commercial Production
    Jan 2011 - Present · 15 yrs 7 mos

    - Delivered 60+ TVC campaigns across 8 industry verticals as Executive Producer and Line Producer, managing end-to-end production from brief through to delivery. - Managed multi-crore budgets and large cross-functional crews, coordinating directors, talent, agencies, vendors and locations to achieve on-time, on-budget outcomes. - Led celebrity-led campaigns featuring leading Bollywood and sports personalities for brands including Maruti, Tata Motors, Pepsi, Flipkart, HDFC, Tanishq, Titan, Nivea, Dettol, Gillette, Vivo, Toyota Camry, Lakme and many more. - Executed international productions including Schweppes (2023) and Imtiaz Developers Dubai (2024). - Oversaw pre-production for a feature film directed by Farhad Samji with a budget of AUD 1.5M (₹10 Cr), managing scheduling, budgeting and initial setup. - Key sectors: Automobiles · Banking & Finance · FMCG · Real Estate · Personal Care · Jewellery · E-Commerce · Electronics Achievement: Cannes Lions - associated campaigns

  • Line Producer — International Advertising at Freelance / International — Commercial Production
    Jan 2008 - Dec 2024 · 17 yrs

    - Schweppes (2023) — Full line production for international market. - Imtiaz Developers, Dubai (2024) — Planning, coordination and pre-production management for UAE real estate client. **Featured work — Sony Bravia India (2008) Line-produced Sony's India-shot BRAVIA "Colour Like No Other" commercial, filmed across Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh — from the forts of Jaisalmer through the desert to the Taj Mahal in Agra. The global BRAVIA campaign series was one of the most creatively awarded advertising campaigns of its era, with recognition at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.

  • Line Producer — Documentaries at Independent / Freelance — Documentary Production
    Jan 2009 - Dec 2014 · 6 yrs

    - Uttar Pradesh Government (2010) — Line Produced an official government documentary featuring Chief Minister Kumari Mayawati, coordinating government stakeholders and multi-location shoots across UP. - Autism Awareness — Sopan Institute (2009) — Line Produced a social-impact documentary for autistic children, managing sensitive subject matter, stakeholder relations and production quality. **Featured work — Living With KKR (Discovery Channel, 2014) Line-produced the official documentary for two-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders, broadcast nationally on Discovery Channel. The film chronicled KKR's redemption arc from difficult early seasons to their IPL titles in 2012 and 2014 — one of India's most-watched cricket documentary productions of the era.

  • Production Manager → Line Producer at Candid Creations
    Jan 2009 - Dec 2010 · 2 yrs

    - Progressed rapidly from Production Manager to Line Producer, taking on full operational responsibility for productions within the same organisation. - Managed end-to-end production operations including scheduling, budgeting, crew coordination, vendor management and location logistics. - Liaised between directors and key stakeholders to align creative vision with production feasibility and budget constraints. - Supervised post-production workflows ensuring timely delivery of high-quality content across multiple concurrent projects.

  • Showroom Lead Manager at Bharti Airtel Limited
    Jan 2007 - Dec 2008 · 2 yrs

    - Managed end-to-end showroom operations including daily opening and closing procedures, ensuring quality benchmarks and compliance standards were consistently met or exceeded. - Drove customer satisfaction outcomes by resolving queries within stipulated SLA timeframes and personally following up on escalated complaints to ensure full close-loop resolution. - Acted as the central liaison across internal departments, channel partners and Airtel Relationship Centres (ARCs) to streamline service delivery and reduce resolution time. - Analysed process gaps and implemented error-free process improvements, reducing repeat complaints and improving operational efficiency. - Led customer retention initiatives, identifying at-risk accounts and proactively engaging customers to reduce churn. - Maintained daily MIS reports and tracked key operational and sales metrics, providing data-driven insights to management. - Coached and performance-managed the showroom team to consistently meet quality parameters across both product knowledge and customer service delivery. - Monitored and improved CAR (Customer Assurance Rating) scores for sales, ensuring the showroom remained above benchmark on all performance indices. ***Achievements — Bharti Airtel Limited (2007) - Sales King — February 2007 - Speed King — February 2007 - Certificate of Excellence — February 2007 - Certificate of Excellence — March 2007 - Highest Sale — March 2007 - Fastest Sale — March 2007 - 1st Runner Up in Sales — March 2007 - Target Achiever — March 2007 - Cust Ka Dost (Customer's Friend) — March 2007 - Certificate of Excellence — April 2007 - Best Performance — April 2007 - 1st Runner Up in Sales — April 2007 - Certificate of Excellence — May 2007 - 1st Runner Up in Sales — May 2007 - Best Showroom — December 2007